This India ‘UNEF’ military stamp is worth the hunt

May 5, 2017, 1 PM

The 1965 India 15-paise Nehru Medal and Rose stamp overprinted “UNEF” for use as military stamp by Indian peacekeepers in Gaza (Scott M62) is a very good buy in used condition at the 2017 Scott Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue value of $8.

Stamp Market Tips — By Henry Gitner and Rick Miller

Because Indians are becoming more affluent with more disposable income, stamp collecting is enjoying an increase in popularity there as well as among the Indian diaspora. Dealers have been buying stocks of Indian stamps in Europe and the United States for sale in India.

Gaza is a strip of territory along the coast of the Eastern Mediterranean bordered by the Egyptian Sinai to the west and Israel to the east. The population of Gaza is uniformly Arab and Muslim.

Gaza was part of the British Mandate Territory of Palestine until the 1948 war of Israeli independence. After the creation of Israel, Gaza was occupied by Egypt from 1948 until the Six-Day War in 1967.